Mexico City vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$1302
🏠 One person rent
$611
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$395
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
21
😀 Quality of life
68
42
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.02M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 125% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4630th and 8461st ($1190 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Mexico and Liberia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 3360th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Monrovia

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Mexico City Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$2993

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

Cities near Monrovia

Distance City Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi Kakata
$494
180 km or 112 mi Kenema
$1146
210 km or 131 mi Bo
$1138
243 km or 151 mi Greenville
$494
260 km or 161 mi Sanniquellie
$495
262 km or 163 mi Gueckedou
$983
272 km or 169 mi Nzerekore
$971
288 km or 179 mi Yekepa
$494
361 km or 224 mi Freetown
$1213
459 km or 285 mi Forecariah
$974
474 km or 295 mi Mamou
$994
479 km or 297 mi Conakry
$1030
482 km or 300 mi Kankan
$979
539 km or 335 mi Gagnoa
$1035
557 km or 346 mi Boffa
$972
605 km or 376 mi Divo
$1034
613 km or 381 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
655 km or 407 mi Bouake
$1071
669 km or 416 mi Korhogo
$1047
675 km or 419 mi Bougouni
$496
719 km or 447 mi Dabou
$1011
730 km or 453 mi Agboville
$1012
758 km or 471 mi Abidjan
$1164
769 km or 478 mi Bamako
$574
777 km or 483 mi Bafata
$866
792 km or 492 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
793 km or 493 mi Sikasso
$503
809 km or 503 mi Abengourou
$1015
811 km or 504 mi Bissau
$889
811 km or 504 mi Koulikoro
$497
861 km or 535 mi Kolda
$1039
885 km or 550 mi Banamba
$495
898 km or 558 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
919 km or 571 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
936 km or 582 mi Segou
$498
969 km or 602 mi Markala
$496
1004 km or 624 mi Brikama
$569
1008 km or 627 mi Obuasi
$546
1012 km or 629 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
1014 km or 630 mi Lamin
$520